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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82060	The declaration and resolution of Robert Earle of VVarvvick, Lord Admirall for the King, Parliament of England, and all the officers, and sea-men a boord, his Navie touching the personall treaty: and their resolution to joyne with the Prince, in the case the treaty shall be either retarded, obstructed, or opposed by any party, as well the Army, as all others: and their vowes, and ingagement to stand for the three states, King, Lords, and Commons; against all opposers, and gain-sayers whatsoever.	Warwick, Robert Rich, Earl of, 1587-1658, attributed name.	1648 (1648)	Wing D552A; Thomason E469_9; ESTC R204168	4,102	8

THE DECLARATION And Resolution of ROBERT EARLE of VVARVVICK Lord Admirall for the King Parliament of England And all the Officers and Sea-men A Boord His NAVIE touching the Personall TREATY And their Resolution to Joyne with the Prince in Case the Treaty shall be either Retarded Obstructed or Opposed by any Party as well the Army as all others and their Vowes and Ingagement to stand for the three States King Lords and Commons Against all Opposers and Gain-sayers Whatsoever LONDON Printed in the Yeare 1648. The Declaration and Resolution of Robert Earle of Warwick c. IT is not unknown unto all the whole Kingdom how faithfully and zealously we have behaved our selves in the service of King and Parliament and we leave all the world to judge how readily we ventured our lives and laid out our estates towards this work of Reformation to the ends of the Covenant and our first ingagement and we beleived that the bringing home of the King to his Parliament was the only means which might perfect the work in hand and we were verily perswaded that our present and pressing troubles could no wayes have a period but by a free convention betwixt King and Subjects in Parliament conceiving that to be the means to remove all mistakes and mis-understanding betwixt King and people we shall not stand to rehearse all the Covenant Vowes and protestations put upon us by the Parliament for the maintenance of the protestant Religion the Kings honour Person and Estate the priviledges of Parliament and the established known Lawes of the Land for which we first ingaged both lives and fortunes against those we supposed were the Common Enemies But now sinding by wofull experience that we are likely to be worse inslaved by a company who behave themselves like the Turkish Janizary in imposing taxes on our estates and forcing our person out to fight against we know not who for woe know not what to satisfie the bondles lusts of a company of factious seditious and covetous persons who have the influence and greatest stroak in the houses and Army wee know them very well but shall forbeare to particularize them til another oportunity but it is not necessary to insert their names by reason they are too well knowne to this Kingdome the totall ruine and downfall of all religion government and discipline not only in this but in the other two Kingdomes And this we should not offer but upon good grounds will prove what we say and declare to be as true as their actions are unjust and dangerous and indeed the wickednesse of these men we did not of a long time and till now of late deserne the continuall masking themselves under the names of Reformers and would forsooth be called the honest and faithfull party none more forward to speak good words to the people and make great promises where and to whomsoever they came of inlargement from slavery and pressures then they when indeed as is apparent they meant nothing more then to destroy and ruine them Thus have they kept their vizards on for these many years to the blinding deluding of many poor soules in this Kingdome who being thus mislead by their specious pretents and dauncing after their pipes to the losse of both lives and estates under these men by their false suggestions insomuch that these three Kingdomes have bled and groaned this many years to the desperat hazard of their utter dissolution and loss And now these men appearing in their own colours and letting the world be spectators of their insolencyes and imperious carriages to the great terror and amazement of all modest and peaceable people And truly had they not appeared thus audacious and bold without limits or bonds as hye as the distruction of both King Lords and Gentrie and that they pretend the house of Commons to be the only supream power and that house they will not take notice on unles it be moulded of a party of their owne chusing and faction We say that was one main cause of our now declaring and ingaging And truly our affection were so great to that Army and Party both in the house and City that we would have willingly layd downe our lives to justifie them and who soever spoke against them wee either thought them Malignants or men voyd of grace and charity but now their insolencies and our burden force us to speake that which heretofore we should have blusht to think And now we have great cause to blesse God for his goodnesse in making us such clear discerners of their jugling and Machavonills demeanors and do look upon it as the greatest mercy that we are undeceived in that we have some hopes left us to secure our selves help our poor distressed fellow subjects from under the ejection slavery which these men have brought us to wade to the knees in already we cannot but beleive but that this faction which doth so predominate both in the house and field are of a Jesuiticall spirit knowing very well that that Army abounds with Preists and Jesuits under whose Councells wee cannot think our selves in safety or this Kingdome since they are the only men that carryes on and hath the businesse and hath the transaction of most things done both in the house and Army these things appearing plain to the understanding of us we conceived we could not prosper nor expect a blesing from heaven so long as we remain silent after it had pleased our maker to make us knowers off since it is a matter of so great concernment as Religion law and liberty we doubt not but we shall have assistence from Heaven above and al honest and Godly men who love the happinesse flourishing of 3 now dying Kingdoms which must inevitably come to ruine if we suffer these cruell Egyptian Taskmasters thus to rule over us which slavery we are resolved to quit our selves from and bring our selves from under and we doubt not but heaven will smile upon us as well as it did when we were abused by an exorbitant power gotten from the King by a party who loved him not And now we shall declare who we will not have to bare rule amongst us 1 We declare against that party who denyed to observe the Parliament Orders at New-market and ingaged themselves contrary to the Orders Votes and Resolution of both houses to stand in Armes till they were satisfied in unjust and treasonable demands 2. We Declare against those who violently carried his Majesty away from Holmby contrary to the Order Votes and Ordinances of both houses of Parliament from house to house whither they pleased on purpose to force him to own them in their treasonable undertakings 3. We declare against that party which deserted the house and ran to the Army and brought them into the City of London and joyned with them for the expelling and driving away all the honest Godly peaceable members of the houses and City 4. We declare against those who plotted

contrived and effected his Majesties imprisonment and the party set on in the time of his Majesties imprisonment to poyson or take away his sacred life 5. We declare against all those which have broken the peace and engagement betwixt us and our brethren of Scotland 6. We declare against all Brownists Anabaptists Seekers Independents Antitremptarion and all blasphemers 7. We declare against all Taxes Excise Contribution Sequestrations and Committees And now to let the world know that we desire the benefit and prosperity of these three Kingdomes we shall declare and shew what wee wish and desire 1. That Keligion may be established according to the rule of Gods word and as near to the Covenant as is possible admitting the example of best reformed Churches and that Discipline may be speedily set up and put in execution to the bridling of licentious liberty and the destroying and routing out of heresie and Schisme 2. That this personall Treaty may be hastened and cherished with al the honest oportunities that may tend to the restoring of the King to his just rights and that his Queen may with his children come home in safety and honour and live with his Majesty as all other Queens have done in former times 3 That the Freedomes of Parliament and priviledges may be knowne and declared to the end we may not be brought to a contempt of their Authority through ignorance and that this present Parliament would be pleased to set a time for their ending that so the subject may be eased of many taxes which now lyes upon them through and by their means 4 That all Armies may be disbanded und payd off out of Forrest-lands and course taken that all idle persons who have bin Souldiers may be set at work or sent beyond the Seas 5 That all Garrison may be slight demolished and dismantled except such as are Sea port Townes and inlets to a foraign enemy 6 That all Widdowes and Fatherlesse children whose husbands and fathers have bin slain in these wars may be prouided for in some competent measure to keep them from beggery and starving 7 That a considerable Army may be raised for Ireland of such honest and sober principled men as will observe the command of the authority that levyes them and payes them that they may disband when it shall be judged by that power fit 8. That there may a firme act of Parliament be made and concluded that the Kingdome may be governed according to the knowne lawes of the Land by King Lords and Commons and that an oath may be taken throughout the Kingdome by all persons to acknowledg the same government and that it may be death or banishment for any to refuse the same 9 That a considerable company of honest moderat men may be sent into Scotland to take up the difference betwixt us and our bretheren that so we may prevent the effusion of any more Christian blood and that we may continue our late ingagement with them as it is just in love and charity 10. and Lastly We desire that all such persons who shall any way retard obstruct or discountenance these things may be declared against as Traytors and Rebells to the King Parliament and Kingdome These things we conceive to be the only means under God to make these 3 Kingdomes happy and we should not have declared thus farr but that we see a many of persons who endeavour to interpose betwixt us and our peace by petitioning against a Personall Treaty and that their petitions and expressions words and actions tends to levelling and ruine of both King and Lords and are so bold as to say the repream power rests in the house of commons to which men we will be so bold as answer they know not what they aske therefore forgive them father for if the Commons of England be the supream power then he that can make the best friends shall have what he desires though sit be to the ruine of a whole or many familyes We are already satisfied that it is as dangerous a thing to be governed by Votes as it is to be governed by armyes when especially in such a time as when so many men so many minds And now we have given the world to understand what we desire are assured that what we wish and desire is well pleasing both to God and all moderate minded men and if these things shall be opposed we shall indeavour to strengthen our selves both by Sea and land and joyne with his highnesse the Prince of Wales and the fleet under him which we doubt not but will bring a happy peace to these three Kingdomes and ruine and shame to their and our Enemies Printed and Published by the Command of Robert Earl of Warwick and all the Commanders and Common Soldiers under him the Navy raised for defence of King and Parliament FINIS